Mercers 25th annual cost of living survey finds cities in. Claiming eight of the top 10 spots, asian cities continue to dominate the list of most. Mercer s 2019 cost of living survey finds that eight out of the top ten of the worlds most expensive cities for expatriates are asian cities, resulting from high costs for expatriate consumer goods and a dynamic housing market. To access current rankings please visit cost of living index rate current. Carefully chosen vendors reflect only those outlets where your expatriates can buy goods and. Download the free report to see where your city ranks. Because many complex and dynamic factors are involved in calculating an assignment pay package, these rankings should not be used as the basis for determining compensation. List of most expensive cities for expatriate employees wikipedia. Us cost of living increase data download the us compensation planning. Mercers annual ranking of the cost of living for expatriate employees in. The mercer quality of living survey ranks 231 cities from vienna to baghdad on quality of life.
Although most canadian cities dropped in the ranking, the countrys highestranked city, toronto 109, jumped ten places due to an increase in. Mercer cost of living survey worldwide rankings 2014 the mercer international basket, including rental accommodation costs rank as of march city country 2014 20 1 1 luanda angola 2 4 ndjamena chad 3 6 hong kong hong kong 4 5 singapore singapore 5 8 zurich switzerland 6 7 geneva switzerland 7 3 tokyo japan 8 9 bern switzerland. Cost of living in selected cities worldwide 2018, by price index. Worldwide cost of living 2020 economist intelligence unit. Feel free to improve the article, but the article must not be blanked, and this. Tokyo 2, singapore 3 and seoul 4 top the list, while the costliest city in the world for the second. Examining more than 200 goods and services, our surveys are conducted by professional researchers in each location. The costliest city, driven by cost of goods and security, is luanda 1, the capital of angola. Osaka replaces paris, which drops down to 5th place, equal with another european city, switzerlands zurich. Mercer s 2017 cost of living survey finds asian and european cities particularly hong kong 2, tokyo 3, zurich 4, and singapore 5 top the list of most expensive cities for expatriates.
Two main factors determine a citys ranking in mercers survey the relative strength of the. Calculate cost of living allowances for your expatriate assignees in over 370 locations using factual and objective price information. These indices are historical and they are published periodically. Mapping the worlds prices 2019 deutsche bank research. Although most canadian cities dropped in the ranking, the countrys highest ranked city, toronto 109, jumped ten places due to an increase in. This year, mercer provides a separate ranking on personal safety.
As part of the ongoing research, mercer produces these annual rankings of the cost of living in more than 200 of the most prevalent assignment destinations for expatriate employees. Worldwide cost of living 2019 economist intelligence unit. Its a snapshot of the current indices at a specific point in time. This ranking indicates differences in quality of living factors affecting. Article tags businesseconomyworldwide cost of living. This is the 8th db annual survey of global prices and living standards from various.